WQSH (FM)
Simulcasting MHz | |
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Branding | Q105.7/103.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks New York Jets Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WGNA-FM, WPBZ-FM, WQBK-FM, WTMM-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1986 (as WITU) |
Former call signs | WITU (1986-1988) WACS-FM (1988–1989) WSHQ (1989–1994) WQBJ (1994-2019) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 40769 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | q1057.com |
WQSH (103.5
WQSH has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for this section of the Northeastern United States. It transmits from a tower on Indian Road in Palatine, New York.[1]
History
WQSH
The sale of WSHZ to the owners of WTRY in 1992 led to a return to adult contemporary music (albeit satellite fed) on 103.5 as a stop gap for the station before it was sold to then-WQBK-FM owner Maximum Media in 1994. Maximum Media changed the call sign to WQBJ and used it to simulcast WQBK-FM's then-mainstream rock format (first Q-104, then The Edge and finally Q103), which would flip the next year to modern rock. Maximum Media was purchased by Radio Enterprises in 1996.
Radio Enterprises was bought out by Clear Channel Communications, which had owned a minority share of the company, in 1997. Then, in 1999, the Edge stations changed their formats to active rock, a format that remained through Clear Channel divesting the stations to Regent Communications (now Townsquare Media) in 2000.
On July 1, 2019, WQBJ and WQBK-FM began directing listeners to WQSH as their longtime rock radio format moved to the 105.7 FM frequency.[2] On August 1, 2019, WQBJ ended stunting and adopted WQSH's former alternative rock format as "Alt 103.5", putting the station in competition with Pamal Broadcasting's WINU.
WQBK-FM, its former simulcast partner, concurrently launched a
On September 3, 2021, WQSH reverted to classic rock, this time simulcasting 105.7 FM, under the branding of "Q105.7/103.5".[4]
Previous logo
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQSH
- ^ Q103 Albany Moves to 105.7 Radioinsight - July 1, 2019
- ^ Alt 103.5 and 103.9 The Breeze Debut in Albany Radioinsight - August 1, 2019
- ^ Alt 103.5 Albany Switches To Q105.7 Simulcast Radioinsight - September 3, 2021
External links
- WQSH in the FCC FM station database
- WQSH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database